Baird’s ‘Tele-Town Halls’ Appear to be a Sham
Politics by Nansen on August 27th, 2009 with 3 Comments so far.Our S.W. Washington Congressman has taken a drubbing in the press for his initial decision not to hold town halls. As cover, he tried lashing out. He then had to apologize. Now, even his apology has seemingly backfired.
At the moment, he needs to be perceived as reaching out, and re-building bridges he burnt to a charred crisp.
Baird’s first attempt at preempting criticism by trying to short-circuit the democratic process not only failed, it caused one heck of a backlash. Rather than be honest and earnest, Baird appears to be right back at it again: holding sham “town hall” calls with constituents.
UPDATE: Baird Refuses to do “Face-to-Face” Meetings
Politics by Evan on August 5th, 2009 with 1 Comment so far.This time last year, U.S. Representative Brian Baird was preparing for the town hall circuit.
Out on summer recess, on August 7 last year Baird held a town hall in one of the many rural (and conservative) corners of his district at Rochester High School.
So how many town halls does Baird have scheduled this recess? According to his office: Zip. Zero. Nada.
Public Plan: Larsen Opposed, Baird Equivocates
Politics by Evan on July 24th, 2009 with 3 Comments so far.President Barack Obama’s window to institute a government-run health care plan is quickly closing. For several weeks now, public support has been slipping for the President’s public plan. Now, that slip in public opinion is causing even members of his own party to more carefully hedge their bets.
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